Publications
Socio-economic and Ethnic Inequalities in Social Capital from the Family among Labour Market Entrants KU Leuven Ghent University
Monitoring health inequalities when the socio-economic composition changes Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
Background: The slope (SII) and relative (RII) indices of inequality are commonly recommended to monitor health inequality policies. As an upwards shift of the educational level distribution (ELD) can be part of those policies, we examine how such a shift affects the SII, the RII and the population attributable fraction (PAF). Methods: We simulated 632 distributions of 4 educational levels (ELs) by varying the share (p1 to p4) of each EL, ...
A mediation approach to understanding socio-economic inequalities in maternal health-seeking behaviours in Egypt Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: The levels and origins of socio-economic inequalities in health-seeking behaviours in Egypt are poorly understood. This paper assesses the levels of health-seeking behaviours related to maternal care (antenatal care [ANC] and facility delivery) and their accumulation during pregnancy and childbirth. Secondly, it explores the mechanisms underlying the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and maternal health-seeking ...
Socio-economic inequalities in curative health-seeking for children in Egypt Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: The existence and magnitude of socio-economic inequalities in health-seeking behaviours for child curative care in Egypt and mechanisms underlying these associations have not been comprehensively assessed. This study examined whether socio-economic position (SEP) was associated with health-seeking behaviours for diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in children and explored potential mechanisms underlying these ...
Socio-economic inequalities in fifteenth-century Tuscany : the role of the mezzadria system Ghent University
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from conditions amenable to medical interventions: do they reflect inequalities in access or quality of health care? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Previous studies have reported large socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from conditions amenable to medical intervention, but it is unclear whether these can be attributed to inequalities in access or quality of health care, or to confounding influences such as inequalities in background risk of diseases. We therefore studied whether inequalities in mortality from conditions amenable to medical intervention vary ...
Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality between and within countries in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in cancer is a priority for the public health agenda. A systematic assessment and benchmarking of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer across many countries and over time in Europe is not yet available. Methods: Census-linked, whole-of-population cancer-specific mortality data by socioeconomic position, as measured by education level, and sex were collected, harmonized, analysed, and compared ...
Evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality among Belgian women between 1991 and 2008 using a fundamental cause approach Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Effect of the recent economic crisis on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in nine urban areas in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective: To analyse socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause mortality among men and women in nine European urban areas during the recent economic crisis, and to compare the results to those from two periods before the crisis. Method: This is an ecological study of trends based on three time periods (2000-2003, 2004-2008 and 2009-2014). The units of analysis were the small areas of nine European urban areas. We used a composite deprivation ...